Fastening device for apertured document envelopes, apertured tags and the like



April 19, 1966 D. PETERSON FASTENING DEVICE FOR APERTURED oo 1 0 m M m s 4 -r 2 m. 3 6 mm M E EKZ MI L ENVELOPES, APERTURED TAGS AND Filed Feb. 23, 1965 A ni i9, 1966 D. PETERSON FASTENING DEVICE FOR APERTURED DOCUMENT ENVELOPES, APERTURED TAGS AND THE LIKE 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Filed Feb. 23, 1965 I N VENTOR. DAN/4 PE rms'o/v QM gm 3,246,408 Patented Apr. 19, 1966 United States Patent Office 3,246,408 FASTENING DEVICE FOR APERTURED DOCU- MENT ENVELOPES, APERTURED TAGS AND THE LIKE Dana Peterson, San Diego,,Calif. (P.0. Box 412, Coronado, Calif.) Filed Feb. 23, 1965, Ser. No. 454,760 2 Claims; (Cl. 40-'26) This application is a continuation-in-part of my copending application Serial Number 314,457, filed October 7, 1963, now abandoned.

My invention is, in combination, a manipulating wire fastening device comprising operatively engageable portions in association with a plurality of work engageable members. My device is composed of resilient material and may be readily and effectively attached to or detached from an apertured document envelope, apertured tag or the like. To attach my invention, it is inserted into and thru common apertured document envelopes, apertured tags or the like and because of the design and construction of my fastening device, finger pressure must be intelligently applied to certain sections to withdraw and remove said device. It cannot be removed without intelligent direction.

The fastening device means in common use for attaching apertured document envelopes, apertured tags and the like to identified items is not fool-proof. Specifically, the EGRI ring fastening device used at one military activity has permitted apertured document envelopes to separate from identified items due to the twisting and turning of parts in transit from one area to another. Another fastening means consists of wire passed thru apertured document envelopes and apertured tags, said wire then being twisted upon itself. When detaching is desired, time-consuming untwisting or destructive wire cutting is required.

I believe that my improvement in a fastening device for apertured document envelopes, apertured tags and the like fulfills a long awaited need. It is simple, inexpensive and positively effective. My invention may be more readily understood as the description proceeds. The invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combination of parts, hereinafter more fully described and indicated in the claims, it being understood that changes may be made by myself in the construction and arrangement of parts without departing from the spirit of the invention as claimed.

Referring to the drawings:

FIGURE 1 is a top plan view of my fastening device.

FIGURE 2 is a perspective view of the fastening device.

FIGURE 3 is a bottom plan view of the fastening device.

FIGURE 4 is a perspective view of the fastening device partially inserted into the aperture of a tag.

FIGURE 5 is a perspective view of the fastening de vice almost wholly inserted thru the aperture of a tag.

FIGURE 6 is a perspective view of the fastening device wholly inserted thru the aperture of a tag.

FIGURE 7 is a perspective view of the fastening device positioned upon the top side of an apertured tag.

FIGURE 8 is a perspective view of the fastening device positioned upon the bottom side of an apertured tag.

FIGURE 9 is a perspective view of the fastening device partially withdrawn from an apertured tag.

FIGURE 10 is a bottom plan view of a modification of the fastening device.

FIGURE 11 is a perspective view of a modification of the fastening device.

FIGURE 12 is a side plan view of a modification of the fastening device.

FIGURE 13 is a perspective view of a modification of my fastening device affixed to an apertured tag.

FIGURE 14 is a top plan view of a modification of my fastening device.

FIGURE 15 is a side plan view of a modification of my fastening device.

FIGURE 16 is a bottom plan view of a modification of my fastening device.

Referring to the drawings in detail, and more particular- 1y, referring to the embodiment of the invention illustrated in FIGURES 1 thru 16, the fastening device here shown is formed of a piece of resilient wire material, which material can readily, with 'full efiect still being given to the invention, be formed from a type which can be produced at a reasonable low cost.

In FIGURES l and 2, numerals 1, 2, 4, and 5 are loop sections, 3 and 6 are extremities of my fastening device. Extremity 3 is attached to loop section 4. Numeral 10 is the segment between 2 and 6.

In FIGURE 3, numeral 4 is not visible and other numerals are the same as shown in FIGURES l and 2.

FIGURE 4 shows my device entering an apertured tag, loop section 1 has been passed thru aperture 8 of tags 7, numeral 9 indicates the rim of 7, the small arrow above numeral 10 shows the moving direction of the fastening device towards and into 8, the small double arrow indicates the bending area of loop 5 and segment 10. Numeral 2 is a loop section and 3 is the extremity fastened to loop 4.

FIGURE 5 shows the loop section numeral 5 bending in the direction of the lower arrow towards 10 when the fastening device is advanced in the direction of the small arrow shown in aperture 8 of tag 7.

FIGURE 6 shows two small arrows, one arrow near 10 indicates the direction of pull on the fastening device towards tag 7 and the other small arrow shows deflection direction of 5 from aperture 8 and on the surface of tag 7.

FIGURE 7 shows my device affixed to an apertured tag 7, numeral 1 indicates loop section 3, the first loop section is shown by numeral 2, the aperture rim is indicated by 9, the small arrow shows the direction of pull on the segment 10 of my device. Segments of loop section 1 traverse aperture 8.

FIGURE 9 shows my device being withdrawn from apertured tag 7 in the direction indicated by the small arrow near numeral 6, the fourth loop section numeral 5 and segment 10 have been compressed by fingers towards each other indicated by the small double arrow to permit withdrawal of the device through aperture 8.

FIGURE 13 shows a modification of my invention a-ffixed to apertured tag 7. The first loop section is shown by numeral 2, numeral 4 indicates a second loop section, numeral 8 the aperture in tag 7, 9 shows the rim of tag 7, 6 and 11 are extremities of my fastening device, and 10 is the segment between 2 and 6.

I claim:

1. A resilient wire tag fastener comprising an elongated portion of substantial length having an elongated closed loop secured to one end thereof by an S-shaped portion provided with reversely bent end portions merging into said loop and said elongated portion and lying in a planev passing thru said elongated portion, said loop lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to said first mentioned plane and being normally biased by the resilience of the wire employed away from the elongated portion to form an acute angle therewith, said loop being of suflicient length to overlie an associated portion of an aperture formed in a tag to be fastened when the aperture is positioned between the elongated portion and the loop and engaged by the reverse bend interconnecting said elongated portion and said S-shaped portion, said wire fastener being secured to and removed from an associated apertured tag against said spring bias.

2. A resilient wire tag fastener comprising an elongated portion of substantial length having an S-shaped portion provided with a reversely bent end portion andsaid felongated portion lying in said first mentioned plane and said first mentioned plane and loop lying in a plane substantially perpendicular to the second loop and said elongated portion, said device being normally biased by the resilience of the wire employed and away from the elongated portion to form an acute angle therewith, said elongated portion being of sufficient length to overlie an associated 4 portion of an aperture formed in a tag to be fastened when the aperture is positioned-between the elongated portion of the first loop and engaged by the reverse bend.

5 References Cited by the Examiner UNITED STATES PATENTS 483,314 9/1892 Ture. 1,467,931 9/1923 Grace 4026 10 3,061,963 11/1962 Peloquin 40-4116 EUGENE R. CAPOZIO, Primary Examiner. 

1. A RESILIENT WIRE TAG FASTENER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED PORTION OF SUBSTANTIAL LENGTH HAVING AN ELONGATED CLOSED LOOP SECURED TO ONE END THEREOF BY AN S-SHAPED PORTION PROVIDED WITH REVERSELY BENT END PORTIONS MERGING INTO SAID LOOP AND SAID ELONGATED PORTION AND LYING IN A PLANE PASSING THRU SAID ELONGATED PORTION, SAID LOOP LYING IN A PLANE SUBSTANTIALLY PERPENDICULAR TO SAID FIRST MENTIONED PLANE AND BEING NORMALLY BIASED BY THE RESILIENCE OF THE WIRE EMPLOYED AWAY FROM THE ELONGATED PORTION TO FORM AN ACUTE ANGLE THEREWITH, SAID LOOP BEING OF SUFFICIENT LENGTH 